The White Oval
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Boleslaw Mudry made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Doug Walker made a precise shot to the right of Emrys Fry. Chester City AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Doug Walker got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The White Rovers's Mattias Cartwright got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Peissawg Francis took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francis Gurney. Francis Gurney dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Joel Dlyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francis Gurney made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huw Howard in the 27th minute of play. Peissawg Francis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the game, Peissawg Francis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Francis Gurney was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Francis Gurney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boleslaw Mudry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Dlyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francis Gurney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huw Howard in the 36th minute of the match. Francis Gurney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peissawg Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Doug Walker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 42nd minute, Trevor Brooke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Cartwright kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mattias Cartwright to make the kick off. Francis Gurney made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boleslaw Mudry in the 51st minute. After having played for 54 minutes, Doug Walker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The White Rovers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Doug Walker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chester City AFC's Emrys Fry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Dlyan in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chester City AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Doug Walker was slow to take the kick. During this time The White Rovers's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Chester City AFC's goalie and right to Archie Garner. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Chester City AFC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Emrys Fry showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Cartwright, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 64th match minute, Chester City AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Goreu Fergus to maneuver through the defense. When Doug Walker came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the The White Rovers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Doug Walker couldn't finish the play. When Joel Dlyan came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the The White Rovers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Dlyan couldn't finish the play. In the 70th match minute, Chester City AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rhuvawn Corr to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mattias Cartwright in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emrys Fry saved Chester City AFC from getting behind. 80 minutes into the game, Mattias Cartwright cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Emrys Fry was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joel Dlyan hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, The White Rovers's goalkeeper Francis Gurney had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Huw Howard. Emrys Fry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doug Walker in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute Mattias Cartwright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emrys Fry saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, The White Rovers's Mattias Cartwright nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emrys Fry made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Despite being the better team, The White Rovers failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.
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